きのう、駅の店で青い傘を買いました。赤い傘もありましたが、青いほうが少し安かったです。今朝、雨が降りましたから、新しい傘を使いました。駅に着いた時、傘がありませんでした。電車の中に忘れたと思って、駅の人に聞きました。傘は入口の前にありました。
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読解 🛍️ Shopping 文章 NO. 17 3 questions
青い傘
Blue umbrella
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The story has a speculative trap: the speaker thinks he forgot his umbrella on the train, but the real location is in the last sentence.
Passage
- CONTENTどうして青い傘を選びましたか。
Explanation: The phrase 「青いほうが少し安かった」 is the reason for selection.
- KEY WORD「色」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「いろ」.
- INFERENCE傘は最後にどこにありましたか。
Explanation: Don't choose where the speaker guesses; The last sentence states the actual location.
Key words
- 傘 ô
- 色 color
- 入口 entrance
- 忘れる forget
- 駅員 station staff
Grammar
A より B のほうが B is... better than A
The correct answer is the noun immediately before のほうが.
A から、B Because A, so B
When asking "why", immediately check the clause before から; B is the result.
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Yesterday, I bought green umbrellas at the station store. There are also red umbrellas but blue umbrellas are a bit cheaper. This morning it rained so I used a new umbrella. When I got to the station, I didn't see an umbrella. I thought I forgot it in the train so I asked the station staff. Umbrella in front of the entrance.